Queensland school mackerel

Species of fish

Queensland school mackerel
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. queenslandicus
Binomial name
Scomberomorus queenslandicus
Munro, 1943

The Queensland school mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, largely confined to inshore coastal waters of southern Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, from Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. Queensland school mackerel commonly occur in waters down to 100 m, usually to 30 m, in depth. Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length, and weighing up to 12.2 kg.

See also

  • Mackerel as food

References

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Dooley, J.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus queenslandicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T154946A4674361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T154946A4674361.en.
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Taxon identifiers
Scomberomorus queenslandicus


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